RESOLVED:

That the recommendations of the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel, as set out in paragraphs 2.8 to 2.18 of the Cabinet report, be taken into account when making decisions on the Idverde grounds maintenance service.

At the invitation of the Chair, Councillor Natasha Irons, Chair of the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel presented the report which set out recommendations following a performance update on the idverde grounds maintenance service received at the meeting of the Panel on 1 September.  Councillor Irons gave an overview of the discussion and outlined the recommendations of the Panel for Cabinet to take into consideration when making decisions relating to the service.

The Cabinet Member for Commerce, Leisure and Culture thanked Councillor Irons and the Scrutiny Panel for their contributions and advised that she had met with officers to discuss the recommendations and they were currently working up a timeline for delivery and would update the Panel in due course.  The Cabinet Member welcomed the efforts of the parks maintenance staff during the pandemic.

The Director of Environment and Regeneration welcomed the report and recommendations, which were currently being worked on an a further report would be brought to Cabinet for consideration in due course.

The Chair thanked all for their contributions.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendations of the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel, as set out in paragraphs 2.8 to 2.18 of the Cabinet report, be taken into account when making decisions on the Idverde grounds maintenance service.